{"id":2187038,"date":"2026-10-08T15:27:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2187038"},"modified":"2026-10-08T15:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T12:27:06","slug":"lewis-hamilton-details-insane-ferrari-f40-journey-in-new-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2187038","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Hamilton details \u201cinsane\u201d Ferrari F40 journey in new video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431907_hires_0.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Lewis Hamilton details \u201cinsane\u201d Ferrari F40 journey in new video<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Lewis Hamilton shares the full story of the restoration of his Ferrari F40.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Larkam <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-10-08T16:27:06+01:00\">08 Oct 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431907_hires_0.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431907_hires_0.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431907_hires_0.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431907_hires_0.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431907_hires_0.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431907_hires_0.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431907_hires_0.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431907_hires_0.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431907_hires_0.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Lewis Hamilton poses with his Ferrari F40 at Monza<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<aside>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div>  Prefer Crash.Net on Google <\/div>\n<div> See our stories more often<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"button\">  Add <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Lewis Hamilton has detailed the \u201cinsane\u201d journey of his Ferrari F40 restoration in a new video uploaded to the seven-time Formula 1 world champion\u2019s YouTube channel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton made a striking entrance and turned heads when he arrived at the Monza circuit behind the wheel of his newly-restored Ferrari F40 ahead of the Italian Grand Prix in September.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The rare supercar, painted in classic Ferrari red, features Hamilton\u2019s custom number plate featuring his race number 44.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton stopped for a photoshoot outside of the F1 paddock wearing an iconic black suit with a tan overcoat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431902_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431902_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431902_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431902_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431902_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431902_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431902_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431902_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431902_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Lewis Hamilton arrives in his Ferrari F40<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The images were reminiscent of his first official photoshoot on his first visit to Maranello as a Ferrari driver in January 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton posed with an F40 in front of Enzo Ferrari\u2019s house, with the picture quickly becoming the most-liked F1 Instagram post of all time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The full story of the restoration project behind his own Ferrari F40 has now been shared by Hamilton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I joined Ferrari, my first shoot with the team was with this car. It was&#8230; It&#8217;s\u00a0just such an iconic car. It&#8217;s one of the most iconic cars ever,\u201d Hamilton said in the YouTube video.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And this car was picked up here in 1991. And the guy drove it 69km and parked in his garage, and it&#8217;s never started since.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"embedded video\">\n<div class=\"field__item\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"placeholder video\">\n<div>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-f1300e30400e978cbdc07addf3022953e5f022fdd294652298a2af622bd7e264\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>Lewis Hamilton hits back at Ferrari critics after strategy blunder: \u201cMcLaren made the same mistake\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Lewis Hamilton exposes big Ferrari deficit to F1 rivals in 2027 rallying cry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYou just think of the smile on the guy when the guy picked it up. How he felt, and he\u2019s driving it home and then never touching it again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When he collected the car in September 2026, Hamilton exclaimed: \u201cShe looks so good. Wow, she looks brand new!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton admitted he is still coming to terms with the honour of being associated with Ferrari, something his boyhood idol Ayrton Senna never got to realise.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s insane to be at Ferrari and have an F40,\u201d Hamilton added. \u201cJust think like all the legends that have been here, and I think about how Ayrton Senna would have loved to have driven for this team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI think it would have been amazing to have seen him.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Sign up for the Crash F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Your information will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-field-keywords block-layout-builder\">\n<h2>Tags:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">F1<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Lewis Hamilton<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Ferrari<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3> Previous <span>Article<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_plain\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Valtteri Bottas\u2019 \u2018mind started to play games\u2019 in mammoth Singapore bike ride <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-block block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<div class=\"author-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-f80e03a9410cd8cf3be4639d7dbd5f0fe54bdee176395cb6d9409144163cf0f6\">\n<div class=\"card user default\">\n<div class=\"image\"> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=270&amp;format=webp 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=180&amp;format=webp 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=90&amp;format=webp 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Lewis Larkam<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\">F1 Editor<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Lewis regularly attends Grands Prix for Crash.net around the world. 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It was&#8230; It&#8217;s\u00a0just such an iconic car. It&#8217;s one of the most iconic cars ever,\u201d Hamilton said in the YouTube video.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And this car was picked up here in 1991. And the guy drove it 69km and parked in his garage, and it&#8217;s never started since.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"embedded video\">\n<div class=\"field__item\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"placeholder video\">\n<div>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Lewis Hamilton has detailed the \u201cinsane\u201d journey of his Ferrari F40 restoration in a new video uploaded to the seven-time Formula 1 world champion\u2019s YouTube channel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton made a striking entrance and turned heads when he arrived at the Monza circuit behind the wheel of his newly-restored Ferrari F40 ahead of the Italian Grand Prix in September.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The rare supercar, painted in classic Ferrari red, features Hamilton\u2019s custom number plate featuring his race number 44.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton stopped for a photoshoot outside of the F1 paddock wearing an iconic black suit with a tan overcoat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431902_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431902_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431902_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431902_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431902_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431902_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431902_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431902_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431902_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Lewis Hamilton arrives in his Ferrari F40<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The images were reminiscent of his first official photoshoot on his first visit to Maranello as a Ferrari driver in January 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton posed with an F40 in front of Enzo Ferrari\u2019s house, with the picture quickly becoming the most-liked F1 Instagram post of all time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The full story of the restoration project behind his own Ferrari F40 has now been shared by Hamilton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I joined Ferrari, my first shoot with the team was with this car. It was&#8230; It&#8217;s\u00a0just such an iconic car. It&#8217;s one of the most iconic cars ever,\u201d Hamilton said in the YouTube video.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And this car was picked up here in 1991. And the guy drove it 69km and parked in his garage, and it&#8217;s never started since.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"embedded video\">\n<div class=\"field__item\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"placeholder video\">\n<div>Loading this video will expose you to potential cookies and tracking by the provider<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/f1\/news\/1106628\/1\/lewis-hamilton-details-insane-ferrari-f40-journey-new-video&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-09\/xpb_1431907_hires_0.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] Lewis Hamilton details \u201cinsane\u201d Ferrari F40 journey in new video Lewis Hamilton shares the full story of the restoration of his Ferrari F40. 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